Lemon law or lemon fresh?
The Timberwolves front office traded a pretty penny to bring center Rudy Gobert to the team to improve their defense and compete with other dominant bigs in the NBA Western Conference. His actions in the final game of the season have eliminated him from competing in what is the most important game of the season:
Emotions got the best of me today. I should not have reacted the way i did regardless of what was said. I wanna apologize to the fans, the organisation and particularly to Kyle, who is someone that i truly love and respect as a teammate.
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) April 10, 2023
Gobert will be back, as his suspension is for just one game.
McDaniels will be out throughout the NBA Play-In Tournament and NBA Playoffs due to his broken hand. Punching a wall is a stupid, costly mistake by a young player who let his emotions get the best of him, and he was also quite remorseful in his apology:
Jaden McDaniel’s has released a statement as well:
— Krister Johnson (@KristerJohnson) April 10, 2023
“Emotions got the best of me today. I wanna apologize to the fans, the organisation and particularly to the wall, which is something that i truly love and respect as a structure that can turn big spaces into separate rooms.”
Now with just hours to go before game time, the Timberwolves must put together a game plan to defeat the Lakers.